A Separation
Seen it?2011 | 123 min | Drama
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (99% on Rotten Tomatoes), it won an Oscar, audiences rate it highly (7.9 out of 10) and it made about 5 times its budget. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 3 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
99% on Rotten Tomatoes, 95 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.9 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film. Won 1 Golden Globe: Golden Globe Awards: Best Foreign Language Film. Won 3 Berlin awards: Berlin International Film Festival: Best Editor, Berlin International Film Festival: Best Actress, Berlin International Film Festival: Best Actor. Won 1 Independent Spirit Award: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Foreign Film. Also nominated for 1 more Oscar and 1 BAFTA. Plus 32 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$24 million worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 190K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Asghar Farhadi
- Payman MaadiNader
- Leila HatamiSimin
- Shahab HosseiniHojjat
- Sareh BayatRazieh
- Sarina FarhadiTermeh
- Ali-Asghar ShahbaziNader's Father
- Merila ZareiMiss Ghahraii - Termeh's Teacher
- Babak KarimiInterrogator
- Kimia HosseiniSomayyeh - Razieh's Daughter
- Armine ZeytounchianMrs. Kalaani